Hulk Lego - 4350

I was traveling for business, and the opportunity presented itself for me to go buy some lego... And of course, I did!

I found a set on sale (the title set, Hulk 4350) for $11 at a local Wal-Mart. I snagged it, and put it together, but I'm fairly disappointed in the build. I should have known that something was up with a piece count of 39.

The purpose of this build was to be a menacing creation that guards the pencil holder on my cubicle. Because of the size of this build, I was fairly certain (and turned out correct) that the build would include a few custom pieces. So, needless to say, when I opened the kit, and found that each of the 39 pieces was a custom piece, I sort of grimaced a bit. No custom builds of the hulk-ster! '

You can pick this kit up at Amazon!

LEGO Super Heroes The Hulk 4530

Hey gang!

Back with another item on sale, and this time its one of the 3 in 1 Creator deals I'm so fond of.

This time, Amazon has the LEGO Creator Street Speeder for 25.99, prime ready! There are a fair amount of original / strange parts, but it looks like a fun build regardless.

Find it here:

LEGO Creator Street Speeder

Fresh Deal over at Amazon!

Happy Tuesday, builders!!

Today over at Amazon, they have a limited quantity of a hero kit for less than $10!


The hero kits are great for cubicle decoration. Ask me how I know... :-D

LEGO Hero Factory Xplode 7147

Mini Modular Set - Crazy Detail!

So, I was clicking around lego.com today, as I am known to do, and came across this set, which, for the record, looks pretty interesting on its own. Until you zoom in. And you realize that each of the builds is made out of tiny pieces, and that this $80 kit has over 1300 pieces. CRAZY DETAIL!

ZOOM, ENHANCE!

My thought was to get this and wire it up with some LED's. Usually I like to set up these kits and leave them stock, because I'm not much of a designer... Thats why I don't buy random pieces and even attempt to put something together of my own design. I think what I like most about this is that, even a dullard like me could put together something creative with this, if only in the form of some LED's that light the thing up. One could feasibly take this, light it up, and add elements from some o the christmas set, and showcase your love of Lego around the holidays!

Be careful... fake snow is addictive :)

This kit is a bit pricy, but looks like a great deal of fun. I'll let you know how the build process goes as soon as mine arrives!

LEGO Exclusive Set #10230 Mini Modulars

Sale! PSP Pirates of Caribbean!

Quick post today!

Lego.com has a sale on the PSP version of Lego Pirates of Caribbean! Under $9.

Check it out here!

Sopwith Camel Exclusive kit!

I know that part of this blog's mission is for reviews of reasonably priced kits, but I rambled over to the official Lego® store, and saw this exclusive:

http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Sopwith-Camel-10226

Oh. My. Goodness.

The Sopwith is one of those quintessential plane designs, and even though the actual plane was only popular / favorably viewed for about 5 years (though it remained in use through 5 engine revisions throughout the world). Iconic, for sure. It spurned a rock band!

Anyhow, about the kit. I love the strings, and the piece count is pretty high, meaning this'll be a build to remember. If I can scrape my pennies together, I might seriously consider picking this up!

For reference, here's the original :-D

Lego - 9469 - Lord of the Rings - Gandalf Arrives

This kit basically jumped off the shelf at me, as a memorable moment in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. The kit itself is smallish, but includes a lot of smaller pieces (83 total pieces). 

Interestingly, I often recall a cracked article (http://www.cracked.com/article_19140_8-movie-special-effects-you-wont-believe-arent-cgi.html ) about "Special effects you won't believe!" regarding this scene. Turns out that no special effects were used (computer special effects, that is), only camera tricks to make the scene happen. Check this out!!

Thats how they made Gandalf look so much larger than Frodo. Anyhow, back to the Lego!

The pieces are mostly for the cart (go figure!), but 2 mini figures are included, Gandalf and Frodo. Frodo has tiny little legs that don't bend, which is pretty neat, and Gandalf includes a beard, and a cloth cape. The build only took a few minutes, but it displays nicely. In my kit, I got an extra carrot stem, with only one carrot body, so my Frodo is holding one carrot, fully assembled, and another carrot stem. He doesn't seem to mind. 

I picked up the kit from Wal-mart for $12.99, and you can pick it up from Amazon for $12.97, eligible for free super saver shipping, here:

LEGO The Lord of the Rings Hobbit Gandalf Arrives (9469)

83 Pieces

$12.99

$.15 a piece